Military

Army Size:15 500 (2004)Budget:5.3% of GDP (2006)

Current Situation

Kuwait is located in the Middle East. Kuwait is bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait's government receives about 80% of its revenues from the exportation of oil. Kuwait's currency is the most valued in the world and also its GDP per capita is one of the highest. Kuwait is growing at a steady pace and with huge surpluses created by oil revenues it is undertaking several ambitious projects to diversify away from oil.